@Pele

I've found were culture is still strong and still resides at the core of a peoples existence, problems outside of those cultural walls are seen as relatively insignificant.

Worse enemy? just ask any African trying to make strides where the biggest let downs come from. Ten years ago we would have been complaining about racism, discrimination, having no internet presence and having no voice, yet as soon as things are in place it becomes racism and descrimination doesn't exist or you are an African voice but you do not speak for me. We have this way of revelling in the aftermath at even a sniff of freedom meaning we never really complete the original job.


Incognito........I have said many times on here, and done it with my school work, that the biggest enemy to blacks around the world today are other blacks. We can't finish what we have started. Some blackswill swear to Uthat racism doesn't exist anymore.....You say, we need reparations for our people, another black would jump to your face and say "what did these whites do to us, those who did slavery to us are dead? You say, we need to understand that we are Africans first, and Africa is home......Another back will jump to his/her feet "I'm African American, not African".You say, rich blacks have to help their poor brethren, "NO; I made it,Idon't care". So,having new agenda, and not finishing what previously started is part of us working against each other, and our interests...........

It has already been mentioned that Europe are not totally united and where they are it's not unconditional and is usually along lines of trade - but each of the players can stand on their own feet and can choose whether they want to join hands with their neighbour.

Likewise when we talk about Africa we have to recognise the individual nations who each need to be able too stand on their own before Africa on a whole can be a force to be reckoned with.

I think this is a major difference in what we are asking. We want the countries of Africa to be inter-dependant (united) before any one individual country has gained true independance and is a self-sustainable unit - at least as far as world-trade goes anyway.

Pele, I believe it's the only reason why we are in this mess to begin with - our internal weaknesses are simply being exploited by the masters of oppression.

Pele, I believe it's the only reason why we are in this mess to begin with - our internal weaknesses are simply being exploited by the masters of oppression

Incognito..........That's right. Nothing is so strong and so humiliating than the internal weakness of our people. This doesn't mean we should isolate ourselves from the rest, but we need mass revolt so others can listen and hear us...........